What a game! Bradley 78 DePaul 58

[Big Mike]

KW's blog is right on the money.......very good points! I also enjoyed the Marcus Pollard video.......very good!

[tornado]

Yes, indeed, the pregame video presentation with highlights and Marcus Pollard
went a long way to building the excitement and enthusiasm.
For those who say the enthusiasm is not high, tell me when was the last time you saw 11,000 all dressed in red screaming their heads off.
I have only seen it maybe 6-8 times in the 26 years I have been attending BU games in the Carver arena, mostly at ISU games.

[mike radigan]

Tell all stat of the game IMO:

Assist to turnovers:
DePaul: 13-18
BU: 19 - 11

[jenny71]

It was a very good game. . It was nice to see every one in to the game and all the red. Only if we could keep it up all year.

[Bravesfan]

That was amazing! Atmosphere is nothing like I thought could ever happen in Carver!!!!!

The atmosphere was great, though there is still some room for improvement. It was a little quiet in the first half, but the first five minutes of the second half in particular shows how electric the crowd can get. It definately reminded me of the NIT days back in the early 90's. I especially liked the "airball" chant against #30 from DePaul. The poor guy probably will never want to come back to Peoria again!

[Chico]

I thought the crowd was great. But in my opnion we always would be great if at the beginning of each timeout the PA announcer and the scoreboard would keep quiet and let the band play. 5 of the 10 timeouts last night, that I counted, the crowd and band was quieted as we heard an NBA update, had a pizza shoot, had a trivia question, 2 kids running the court trying to put on a uniform and students rolling around on the floor. Why is there such a thing as a "fight song timeout". Let the opponent hear our fight song all night. I don't Splish Splash intimidates them.

[tornado]

#30 was Will Walker, a very talented Illinois high schooler from last season that got some recruiting attention from Bradley but went to DePaul.


Is there anyone who saw the game that thinks Jim Les should have worked harder to land Thijin Moses?

I know it is only one game, but Moses stood around with his hands begging for the ball as if his only role was to stand in one tiny spot on the floor motionless and be the three point threat.
He played no defense, he was totally lost when Bradley's 6'0" Will Franklin covered his 6'8" toothpick frame, and he was sucking air like a steam engine within about 90 seconds after entering the game.

I think BU did far better with Andrew Warren than we'd have ever done with Moses.
I will wait before making a final judgement, but right now, "overrated" comes right to mind.

[mike radigan]

I think BU did far better with Andrew Warren than we'd have ever done with Moses.

No comparison. Just like the game, we win DePaul loses.